So for those of you that did not know Nick and I embarked on a cruise on November 9th. This was our 2nd Royal Caribbean Cruise, the last one was our Honeymoon in June 2007. We had scheduled and planned this Cruise in March of this year and were so excited when November finally rolled around and we set sail. Now I would love to tell you about our entire trip, however; that might lead to the longest blog on record. So in order to give you the highlights of our trip I present to you . . . . .
CRUISE 2009 the FAB & BAD:
FAB
1. THE FOOD
So one thing that we enjoyed on our last Cruise was the food and this Cruise did not disappoint. I believe our entire lives for a week revolved around when the next meal was and what we might eat. From the buffet to the wonderful meals in the dining room we enjoyed it all. Some of the highlights was 4 Lobster tail night for Nick and the nightly April dessert montage. Below are a few cruise food moments, please note we were too busy eating the food most of the time to take pictures of it:
The entire Wait Staff, aka the people who keep us feed and watered, singing at dinner.
Pool Deck buffet
2. Ports of Call and Excursions
On this cruise we visited 3 Ports of Call- Key West, FL; Cozumel, Mexico; and Belize City, Belize. We took an excursion booked through the Cruise Ship at each port and had a FABULOUS time.
Key West
I loved Key West and really wish we could have spent more time there, we had to be back on the ship at 1:30! We took a Conch Train tour of the whole island got some great pics. I also attempted to get some Key Lime pie at the Blonde Giraffe which was sadly closed so I had to settle for Key Lime pie on a stick, not so good!
GIGANTIC statue outside Key West Art Museum
Cool Banyan Tree
Key West architecture
Eating the icky Key Lime pie on a stick. Key Lime pie should never be chocolate coated.
Cozumel
In Cozumel we spent our day on a small private island named, Passion Island. It was a wonderful relaxing day, a bit windy but we did enjoy ourselves.
Belize
At Belize we visited the Mayan ruin Xunantunich , which was AMAZING! At Belize we had to take a long tender ride in from the ship to the port due to a barrier reef. From the port we road a bus an hour and 40 minutes into the country to the ruins. The country was very beautiful and interesting but very poor. It made me thankful for all the great things I had back home!
Xunantunich
3. Napping
So one person asked me if Nick spent the majority of the trip napping. And the answer is yes he did and we have pictures to prove it!
4. Sunsets
These pictures say it all . . .
Okay now I could go on with the FAB but in the interest of keeping our attention we will move on to the BAD.
THE BAD
1. Feeling the Ship
We felt the ship from the 1st night. On our last cruise I NEVER felt the ship and on this one you were in a constant state of motion. We later learned from the people we ate dinner with that this is common during a November cruise and is often why they are a bit cheaper. Needless to say we will not be cruising again in November.
2. Driving
So we made the long drive down to Florida to catch the ship which did save us on air fare and driving down was not so bad. Driving home however was AWFUL. Nick declared the moment we got back in the car that we would be FLYING next time.
3. The Ship Size
So I know some of you are going to laugh at me about this especially after I post the picture of the ship, but we do wish we had gone on a bigger ship. We sailed on the Enchantment of the Seas, which was a perfectly great ship. HOWEVER, the last one we went on was a tad bit bigger and we did enjoy that so we are shooting for the Oasis of the Seas next time. We actually saw it docked in Fort Lauderdale. Here are some pics of our ship:
As you can tell we do not have too many things to complain about and that is because our cruise was FABULOUS! I think that Nick and I might be known as Cruise People. We feel it is the best vacation you will ever have!
So from a couple of Cruise People to all of you, consider Cruising next time you will not regret it!
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